Saint-Laurent-du-Pont

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It was the site of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, which killed 146, in 1970.

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Commune
The church of Saint-Bruno
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Coordinates: 45°23′05″N 5°44′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonChartreuse-Guiers
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Chartreuse
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Louis Monin
Area
1
35.20 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,531
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38412 /38380
Elevation379–1,735 m (1,243–5,692 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,159—    
18062,325+7.7%
18212,844+22.3%
18313,156+11.0%
18411,734−45.1%
18511,858+7.2%
18611,761−5.2%
18721,808+2.7%
18812,447+35.3%
18912,444−0.1%
19012,842+16.3%
19112,773−2.4%
19212,498−9.9%
19312,747+10.0%
19462,825+2.8%
19543,047+7.9%
19623,305+8.5%
19683,761+13.8%
19753,709−1.4%
19824,125+11.2%
19904,061−1.6%
19994,222+4.0%
20064,489+6.3%
20114,512+0.5%

Economy

There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, unusually inside a national park.

Twin towns — sister cities

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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